Africa Risks Missing AI Revolution As UN Urges Borrowing to Close Infrastructure Gap

Africa Risks Missing AI Revolution As UN Urges Borrowing to Close Infrastructure Gap

African countries may miss out on the transformative benefits of the global artificial intelligence (AI) revolution unless urgent investments are made in critical infrastructure, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned. In a report presented at a meeting of African ministers of finance in Morocco, the ECA said the continent’s more than…

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Why South Africa is missing the tech minerals boom

Why South Africa is missing the tech minerals boom

Copper is a foundational material used in the technology industry South Africa’s potential to compete more effectively as a producer of critical minerals used in the technology sector is hampered by structural inefficiencies and policy uncertainty, leading to investments flowing to other countries where investors perceive it is easier to do business. This is according…

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